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Mary Dibley
Mary Dibley (21 February 1883 in London – 11 September 1968) was a British film actress. She was married to the actor Gerald Ames. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1916) * '' Red Pottage'' (1918) * ''The Romance of Old Bill'' (1918) * ''The Admirable Crichton'' (1918) * ''The Garden of Resurrection'' (1919) * ''Sheba'' (1919) * '' The Nature of the Beast'' (1919) * '' The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss'' (1920) * '' The Lure of Crooning Water'' (1920) * '' The Autumn of Pride'' (1921) * '' Mary Find the Gold'' (1921) * '' The Bargain'' (1921) * '' The Shadow of Evil'' (1921) * ''The Card'' (1922) * '' Simple Simon'' (1922) * '' A Royal Divorce'' (1923) * ''Strangling Threads'' (1923) * '' The Unwanted'' (1924) *'' The Blue Peter'' (1928) * '' A South Sea Bubble'' (1928) * '' His House in Order'' (1928) * ''The Hellcat ''The Hellcat'' is a 1928 British silent romance film directed by Harry Hughes and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema, appearing in more than sixty films between his debut in 1914 and his retirement from the screen in 1928 in a career entirely encompassing the silent era. He was also a regular stage actor who took on many leading roles in the theatre. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He died in 1933 after falling down the steps of Knightsbridge tube station and suffering a heart attack. He was married to the actress Mary Dibley. Partial filmography * ''She Stoops to Conquer'' (1914) * '' The Black Spot'' (1914) * '' The Difficult Way'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' Love in a Wood'' (1915) * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1915) * ''Rupert of Hentzau'' (1915) * ''Arsène Lupin'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Card (1922 Film)
''The Card'' is a 1922 British comedy film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Laddie Cliff, Hilda Cowley and Joan Barry. It is an adaptation of the 1911 novel ''The Card'' by Arnold Bennett.Monk & Sargeant p.73 Plot Cast * Laddie Cliff as Denry Machin * Hilda Cowley as Ruth Earp * Joan Barry as Nellie Cotterill * Mary Dibley as Countess of Chell * Sidney Paxton as Councillor Cotterill * Dora Gregory as Mrs Machin * Norman Page as Mr Duncalf * Arthur Cleave as Mr Shillitoe * Jack Denton John Fleming St. Andrew Denton (11 September 1872 – 19 April 1949) was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Denton was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire and died at age 76 in Redhill, Surrey. Selected filmography Ac ... as Barlow * Frank Goddard as boxer References Bibliography * Monk, Claire & Sergeant, Amy. ''British historical cinema: the history, heritage and costume film''. Routledge, 2002. External links * 1922 films 1922 comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Film Actresses
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From London
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Deaths
Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January * January 4 – ''Life (magazine), Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A Newhall House Hotel Fire, fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. February * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power (TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The ''Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an Competition law, antitrust law. * February 28 – The first vaudeville th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hellcat
''The Hellcat'' is a 1928 British silent romance film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Mabel Poulton, Eric Bransby Williams and John F. Hamilton. It was based on the play ''Wilcat Hetty'' by Florence Kilpatrick and made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. Cast * Mabel Poulton as Hetty * Eric Bransby Williams as Stephen Tredegar * John F. Hamilton as Bert Stiles * Pauline Johnson as Nancy Price * Johnny Butt as Lloyd * Mary Dibley as Mrs. Price * Charles Dormer as Gilded youth * Gerald Rawlinson Gerald Rawlinson (1904–1975) was a British actor. Selected filmography *'' The Hellcat'' (1928) *''Life's a Stage'' (1928) *'' The Rising Generation'' (1928) *'' Young Woodley'' (1928) *'' The Silent House'' (1929) *''The Devil's Maze'' (1 ... as David Birkett * Frank Stanmore as Butler References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927-1939''. Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His House In Order (1928 Film)
''His House in Order'' was a 1928 British silent film, silent drama film directed by Randle Ayrton and starring Tallulah Bankhead, Ian Hunter (actor), Ian Hunter and David Hawthorne (actor), David Hawthorne. It was made at Teddington Studios and based on the 1906 Broadway play ''His House in Order'' by Arthur Wing Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. In 1920, Paramount Pictures filmed the same play, ''His House in Order (1920 film), His House in Order''. The story follows a wealthy man who worships his first wife until he discovers their son is illegitimate. Cast *Tallulah Bankhead as Nina *Ian Hunter (actor), Ian Hunter as Hilary Jesson *David Hawthorne (actor), David Hawthorne as Filmer Jesson *Eric Maturin as Major Maurewarde *Mary Dibley as Geraldine *Wyndham Guise as Sir Daniel Ridgeley *Nancy Price as Lady Ridgeley *Claude Beerbohm as Pryce Ridgeley *Sheila Courteney as Annabel Jesson *Pat Courteney as Derek Jesson Preservation status Both this version and the 1920 version ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A South Sea Bubble
''A South Sea Bubble'' is a 1928 British silent comedy adventure film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Ivor Novello, Benita Hume and Alma Taylor. The screenplay concerns a group of adventurers who head to the Pacific Ocean to hunt for buried treasure. It was made at Islington Studios.Wood p.66 Cast * Ivor Novello as Vernon Winslow * Benita Hume as Averil Rochester * Alma Taylor as Mary Ottery * Annette Benson as Lydia la Rue * Sydney Seaward as William Carpenter * S. J. Warmington as Frank Sullivan * Ben Field as Isinglass * Harold Huth as Pirate * John F. Hamilton as Tony Gates * Mary Dibley Mary Dibley (21 February 1883 in London – 11 September 1968) was a British film actress. She was married to the actor Gerald Ames. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1916) * ... as Olive Barbary References Bibliography * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Peter (1928 Film)
''The Blue Peter'' is a 1928 British sound film, sound adventure film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Matheson Lang, Gladys Frazin, and Mary Dibley. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film was based on the 1925 play ''The Blue Peter (play), The Blue Peter'' by E. Temple Thurston. Premise After returning home to Britain from Nigeria where he has been working, an engineer becomes embroiled in a family melodrama. Cast * Matheson Lang as David Hunter * Gladys Frazin as Rosa Callaghan * Mary Dibley as Emma * Cameron Carr (actor), Cameron Carr as Edward Formby * A. Bromley Davenport as Mr. Callaghan * Esmond Knight as Radio operator Music The film featured a theme song entitled “Eastern Star” by Fred Elizalde (music) and Pat K. Heale (words). References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unwanted (1924 Film)
''The Unwanted'' is a 2014 American Gothic horror film written and directed by Bret Wood. It is based on the novel ''Carmilla'' by Sheridan Le Fanu but was transposed from a Gothic tale set in Austria to a Southern Gothic setting. It stars Christen Orr in the title role, a woman who comes to a small town in the Southern US to investigate the mother she never knew. Along the way, she meets Laura (Hannah Fierman) and her father Troy (William Katt), locals who may know something about her mother. It premiered at the Atlanta Film Festival on March 31, 2014, and Kino International released it on DVD on July 14, 2015. Plot Carmilla arrives in South Carolina to investigate a woman named Millarca. The only information she has is an address, but Troy, the owner of the house, says nobody named Millarca has ever lived there. He offers to give Carmilla a ride into town, and she later coincidentally visits a restaurant where Troy's daughter, Laura, works. Curious, Laura presses for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangling Threads
''Strangling Threads'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Campbell Gullan and James Carew.Gifford p.55 Plot A millionaire thinks he kills a blackmailing Mexican wife who dies of shock. Cast * Alma Taylor as Irma Brian * Campbell Gullan as Martin Forsdyke KC * James Carew as Stephen Mallard * Mary Dibley as Dolorosa * Eileen Dennes Eileen Dennes (1 February 1898 – 22 January 1991) was an Irish-born actress of the silent era. Early life and career Eileen Dennes was born Eileen Amhurst Cowen on 1 February 1898 in Dublin, Ireland. She began on the stage in the early 19 ... as Miss Debb * Gwynne Herbert as Mrs. Brian * John MacAndrews as Inspector Beall * Maud Cressall as Coroner's Wife * Louis Goodrich as Coroner * Lyell Johnstone References Bibliography * Quinlan, David. ''The Illustrated Who's Who in British Films''. B.T. Batsford, 1978. External links * 1923 films British silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
